Abdón G Ruiz

Bio

In 1995, Mr Ruiz joined the Venture Capital Division of the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico ("EDB"), commencing his venture capital investment career. During his tenure at EDB, he became the Director of the Venture Capital Division and refocused the bank's investment strategy from startups and early stage companies to expansion capital financing opportunities in order to balance the portfolio. At EDB, he oversaw investments in a number of local small and medium size companies with proceeds in excess of $20 million. Mr Ruiz has been a member of the Board of Directors of a number of portfolio companies including Aeromed Medical Services and Pharmaceutical Packaging Specialties. Prior to joining EDB he worked as an Analyst in the Banking Structure Division (Mergers & Acquisitions) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Mr Ruiz currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of two nonprofit organizations: VITEC2, a technology company incubator, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Puerto Rico. Mr Ruiz holds a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MBA degree from Boston University.